Americanizes

/əˈmerɪkənaɪzɪz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of 'Americanize'; makes something or someone American in character or culture.

Etymology

From 'Americanize' with the third-person singular present '-s' ending, showing current or habitual action.

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When anthropologists say 'American television americanizes youth worldwide,' they're describing one of the most significant cultural processes of the 20th century in just one verb form.

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